Bethenny Frankel is stepping in to help medical workers battling the coronavirus pandemic. On her BStrong Foundation's website, the former "Real Housewives of New York" star said she's working with mask manufacturers overseas and will deliver 50,000 FDA-approved, medical grade n95 masks to a hospital in New York and another in Boston in just days.
Another 50,000 n95 masks are about to be ordered, and the foundation is also supplying 100,000 regular masks for hospital staff.
Because Bethenny is eliminating the red tape, the masks can get to needy hospital staff quicker than normal. With medical supplies so limited throughout the country, FEMA has told hospital workers they can get masks outside normal channels and get reimbursement.